Derasha 5 on Behar 25:12

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 25:12

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֚י יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֔וא קֹ֖דֶשׁ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם מִ֨ן־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה תֹּאכְל֖וּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sukkah 40b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sukkah 40b
קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם. תַּנְיָא, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, הַשְּׁבִיעִית מִתְחַלֶּלֶת בֵּין דֶּרֶךְ מֶקַח בֵּין דֶּרֶךְ חִלּוּל.

English: “It shall be holy for you.” It was taught: Rabbi Yochanan said: Shevi’is may be desacralized either by way of sale or by way of formal chalilah.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Bavli Sukkah).

What Is Learned

Shemittah produce may be redeemed either by sale or by formal chalilah, just as hekdesh may.